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Cybercriminals frustrated with botnet trackers

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 10, 2011

Drastic measures discussed by users of online forum.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 9, 2011

EU agency says current measures of botnet threat are misleading.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 3, 2011

Non-Latin characters in URLs used to trick filters.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 2, 2011

Internet giant buys into security.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 1, 2011

The March issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 23, 2011

Email from Welsh-speaking Kuwaiti widow indicative of more targeted spam.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 9, 2011

Bulgarians most likely to have become infected; financial losses most prevalent among Latvians.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 1, 2011

Spammers finding new ways to obtain non-blacklisted addresses.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 1, 2011

The February issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 28, 2011

GovCertUK issues warning in aftermath of arrests of Anonymous gang members.

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95% of spam monetized through three banks

Financial infrastructure possible bottleneck for spammers.
Financial infrastructure possible bottleneck for spammers. In a recently published paper, researchers from the University of California found that 95 per cent of spamvertised… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/05/95-spam-monetized-through-three-banks/

Users divided about customer liability for online fraud losses

Many users worried about lack of knowledge.
Many users worried about lack of knowledge. In a poll of more than 700 visitors to the VB website, users were divided on whether or not it is fair for online banking customers to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/05/users-divided-about-customer-liability-online-fraud-losses/

Users of online banking 'should have adequate protection'

New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to online theft.
New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to online theft. A new banking code launched earlier this week by the British'… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/04/users-online-banking-should-have-adequate-protection/

Meta-phishing

Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site.
Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site. The anti-malware industry can congratulate itself for there being an increasing awareness among users about phishing. Users are… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/02/meta-phishing/

Help for victims of e-crime

Cybercrime support website launched.
Cybercrime support website launched. A website dedicated to helping victims of online crime and other incidents has been launched in the UK. The site, www.e-victims.org, aims to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/01/help-victims-e-crime/

One in four consider online banking unsafe

Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk free.
Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/11/one-four-consider-online-banking-unsafe/

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ENISA calls for revised botnet measurements

Spammers exploit internationalized domain names

Google acquires Zynamics

March issue of VB published

Welsh 419 scam

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Mrs Mubarak's IP addresses used by spammers

February issue of VB published

UK government sites warned to brace against attack